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NORWEGIAN CINEMA… (In the Entertainment
industry. Norwegian Cinema)
Bruce
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Norwegian Cinema
Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time.
The first productions
As country which gained its independence from Sweden in
1905, Norway joined the cinema industry a year after – at least it’s one of the
versions. However, as little is certainly known about the first film in
Norwegian cinema history, the two main versions tell that Hugo Hermansen
produced the very first one in either 1906 or 1908. The name is also unknown
because the film is lost and few documents remain, but two possible names
reveal that it could’ve been called Dangers of a Fisherman’s Life or A Drama at
Sea.
The first film produced domestically in Norway was a short
about fishermen, Fiskerlivets farer, dating from 1907. The first feature was
released in 1911, produced by Halfman Nobel Roede. In 1931 Tancred Ibsen,
grandson of the playwright, presented Norway's first feature-length sound film,
Den store barnedåpen ("The Great Christening"). Through the 1930s
Ibsen "dominated" the nation's film industry, with Leif Sinding in
second place. Ibsen produced conventional melodramas more or less on the model
of Hollywood films.
During the lapse of those early days until World War II,
Norwegian films were dominated by stories based on books, novels and outdoors
scenarios, remarking the 30s decade, called as the Golden Age of Norwegian film
with movies like The Great Christening (1931), the first spoken film.
When the World War II lashed in Norway, the filming
industry was subject to Nazi censorship, as in many other countries under the
Third Reich. Nonetheless, this period provided organization to the Norwegian
film industry by establishing the first policies, laws, directorates and a
fund.
The end of the war, as in many countries, offered freedom
and new fresh ideas to the cinema in Norway, and it was then when the first
female director emerged. Edith Carlmar turned into a legend of the cinema industry
of her country thanks to her more than 10 films during 20 years from 1959.
Besides her, an innovative carpenter, Ivo Caprino, ventured into filming as
well by using puppets and became one of the pioneers of Norwegian animation.
During the 50s and until the 80s, Norwegian cinema
industry saw different trends and one of the most successes in its history: the
only country’s Oscar Award. In 1952, in the midst of a boom of documentary
films, Thor Heyerdahl became an Academy Award winner for best documentary
thanks to an expedition he filmed in one of his adventures in the Pacific in
late 40s.
After a predominance of French style in the 60s, the 70s
films dedicated mostly to social realism. Intentionally politicized and away
from the idea of providing entertainment to the masses, directors like Oddvar
Bull Tuhus were fond of giving their own, and sometimes crude perspective of
their reality. Those years also saw the coming of feminism to the big screen
with the Wives Trilogy by the pioneering female director is Anja Breien.
From the 80s to present day Norwegian cinema has looked to
US aesthetics in order to gain the success enjoyed in the past after a massive
loss of interest from the local public. Across these last 30 years, the
subjects treated by Norwegian cinema have ranged from suspense to action to
family dramas with sparks of Hollywood touches. Directors such as Hans Petter
Moland director of Comrade Pedersen, Pål Sletaun and Erik Skjoldbjærg have
gained international recognition and taken part in international film festivals
with their films, subsequently getting to direct films in the US.
In the early 21st century a few Norwegian film directors
have had the opportunity to go to Hollywood to direct various independent
films. As of 2011, nearly 900 films had been produced in Norway, with a third
of these being made in the last 15 years.
Western Norway Film Commission (WNFC) was the first
regional film commission in Norway, established in 2003. The film commission
provides free services to international film and TV productions considering
filming in Western Norway. WNFC is supported by the counties of Møre og
Romsdal, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. WNFC is a member of Association of
Film Commissioners International, European Film Commission Network and
Scandinavian Locations. WNFC has its offices in the city of Bergen.
Film Commission Norway
Film festivals
Bergen International Film Festival, Bergen…
Kosmorama – Trondheim International Film Festival,
Trondheim…
Tromsø International Film Festival, Tromsø…
ØyaKino, Oslo…
Sources,
References & Credits: Google, Wikipedia, Wikihow, Pinterest, IMDB, Linked
In, Indie Wire, Film Making Stuff, Hiive, Film Daily, New York Film Academy, The
Balance, The Numbers, Film Maker, TV Guide Magazine, Media Match, Quora, Creative
Skill Set, Investopedia, Variety, No Film School, Daily Variety, The Film
Agency, Best Sample Resume, How Stuff Works, Career Trend, Producer's Code of
Credits, Producers Guild of America, Film Connection, Entertainment Careers, Adhere
Creative, In Deed, Glass Door, Pay Scale, Merriam-Webster, Job Monkey, Studio
Binder, The Collective, Production Hub, The Producer's Business Handbook by
John J. Lee Jr., The Culture Trip, Film Museum, Nordic National Cinemas, Donald
Dewey, "Edging Out of Darkness" Norway’s Long Struggle to Establish a
Thriving Film Industry", Euro Channel
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